The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-25 00:00:00

ONI2II-1-11ARKE T. AND °IIaItROIAL INTELLIGENCE. T CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, i h „ her e has been a goo d demand for money to-day the general discount market; while, on the other t tu ld, there appears to be a rather short supply of Pital aflait, prob a bl y through the apprehension 4.gendered among bank ers an d ot h ers t h at th e 41 e , °111 rate of th e B ank of England will either advance for som e t i me at its present figure or be to , a d• L e br o k ers are therefore not anx i ous at transact business even in first-class bills, unless fall quotations. 'kb () . About 4,28 °l l S sturclay. ,ooo in g e ld was ta k en i nto t h e B an k eo T he advi ces received this morning regarding the fa t e l t rl e of trade during the past week in the mann h4oB nrin ß distri c t s report some very encouraging 10,,, t h eeke Tne d ec li ne in prices at Manchester was C o d by the l arge i nquiry for goods for shipment Ch illa, India, and the Mediterranean ports. The s „ (l , lli tY for spring,— descriptions at Leeds, Leicester, had'radford had set in with increased force, and In it not been for the late rise in the Bank rate, be:tati4s would have been maintained with greater Riii an eY. The lace trade of Nottingham continued Itt et i through the caution exercised by the ger lar% : Is ;ill Purchasing, lest hostilities should break w ' th 13enthark. At Sheffield and Birmingham lern ge l ord ers were being received, and there was full ° Y l tent in all departments ot business. At h, Two O'CLOCK. , 4 r ails Bourse this morning, according to We r liter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes Z(llicted 63f. 40c. Animated ; firm. hold ers the half -yearly meeting to-day of the share- Chartered 7„ 8 °f the English, Scottish, and Australian ee: t r—re d Bank a dividend at the rate of six per d The Per an num, free of income-tax, was propose Tliteesperve fund now amounts to £35,000. Itith lish Stock Market opened this morning qttot teat firmness, and some few purchases sent it ltel tt l ..°nBll l ) k Per cent. A little while, however, e f uled igeae e came that Austria and Prussia had r ! ti t () fs t },i atia Perld or delay the entry of their troops Itoreede•—"wig. Sales were pressed, and the Funds ltsle, d at c l l' lost the advance they had previously the n e°461 13 for money were 904 it, but a z e° 41e2t detcended to 904 ; for the , Reducede h t a 90 7 91, and afterwards 904 e . —l-11;, Annuities and the New Threes are is marked Bills, 10s. 4s. dis.; Bank Stock 1041 in 235 237 ; India 5 per Cents. are steady atthe 6 1 10 -w a ° , l ; the Eafaced 5 per Cents., at 103 ; The F° 112 ; and the Bonds are par. a - Nara orei,_ N. u Market opened with a very firm h w p_ eve ; ti h m and a general rise took place, which, 6 e elit e 48 i : i nce been entirely lost. Turkish per ker 4 ' 62 , are 67 4; do. Consolides, 46- ff 131 4. 1ein ' 36 1 ; Greek, 221 ; Spanish Passive, and th(l°. Certificates, 13 13t- ; Portuguese, 47. ; Thee Confed erate roan, 45 47. hQgeoperations in th e Railway Share Market Pri se not been very extensive, but at one time_ 4lettlenerellY exhibited a slight upward Tove f kik; ut it have since given way upon the receipt o Qtl Th e p ra ble sdvices from the north of Europe. Ai tho °rei gn and Colonial undertakings remain lit Chank ge of importance. ' it tlite ct and Miscellaneous Shares continue in re quest at about previous rates. a p, 4 1 , • ER. N 13 . 1. 1 t , 11 1 81 1 FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. b' C ent '" NT FUND • .t A c otts , S. PEI I . u, Ac, 0,8 90 1 i I N seit , ,e 4t. lii.th.t Feb. 4. 91 1 ' 4 ,, Per 0 e duced N e ai pe ellt ... 04 - 4 '' 6 atr Ce llt c pe r e • Jan. 1891 A kt Ce era A cul tuti tit. A . 411 .• --- ,,, ,uities bitt, e i ,s, 3() „ l uties, Jan. 1873 Fitt ; 5 _ 1 '30 "„' s ) Expire 6th Jan., 1880 — 'tel l " (bed Vs, expire sth April, 1885 — b e g it il t _ar ii i iTt Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Baasl.)ittos" '141,000, 21 & 3 per Cent. 410 dis £SOO 11,tb R, glands 0, £lOO and £2OO 'adj. ili , t k• 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr 235 7 ti;t t t. o ock, 10 4 NMENT SECURITIES. Ditt o keel:. l t il e r Cent April 1874 — s ubt Per t . " ii. o . h.e.ti4eut ' . •3 ili .. . 1 ......... . • • _ 10a 4i bittiO tttati'... Y' 67°1051 Dick, - jar e l'aPe; A.. Di tto ''t p,,, Allt, a: . Per Cent...... bitt e boae k `.',ellt„ I I': 1 872 lo3i 3 ender 4 4 4 . , ,,Nti . 5 7 ,1879 ... 112 p, 1,000 . • ..... Brazil, U 44., ................ pal: Ditto, 1839 Per Cent. PuNb . Pa tt o 4 1 per 1.1,4 18 59 .. ..'•••• bit Ditto "li t.) . " t 4t. to s eri o 1852.58_60 861 el vi „Ilea A vr P) 1863 , 45 ..1863 .. 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Ditto te A u per Cent.,.... ~,•,, k cee it, ,, . 1853 4,nt to v . p er ell.. .................... --- t i . ip il le eolul ,., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,' 3 47t '',o liPer Cen • 181 2 , • £ 47, bi bitk l ler C " St ...... .__. eat 1850 I.l. tt r' a N i N o , Per c 1860 g 4 4 4 . u p r „ e nt.• 1859 • Itrtiti,,4lkrta Sep e , - r e e n e t. t 1.862 Ditto 4 , et. ee_l kb it to / \Te eou ra u, bltttiol kttwo tefervey I L l:ht f , l'e l , %It 'lla' s.o A ' iv e I ,.t A h ..ce, 0 „,.., it- kJe rt sit ...... l'4: l tlie i 1 4 Zot r . rt ° l . Coup not funded 331 bit' 4 4 De , e ... b i -tc. A Per 0 wit, ~,ttv, eet,...eet. 1854 I,:ittto°Per .".-.71). ............ • . tto, se.4._rit •• ,1858 I) !tt e t tl()( ' ) L - ... ,!.)Itttl Per .!aotos t, / !tt, Att,.... k . 1 0/it i r5....2. V ti ltt, tlo o q tt. I° lb'Z 1 1 ., (1 , lut,...11011:11 41 , Itt,,lit t ea . 674 uitt,, l keeht C"' 4 per Cent Di tto s" 6 i n — t4u 'at. . 4 er (2e • . 231 bizt D. c°4 4: lt., I' 4'2 — Oak I dea • — .1). -2 -dB '• .. 54a a I ktl' "t ° P r eerie cl 4 the • abovei: ..... l' . ' ' L 4 4 payable in onaon. . itto Aeliceoriucil e tetitt..,olBr . 6tip: Gull 1 ) 141 ; 6 Per e t xl2 . ezaxte.s2s 'lanes.. ...... t. o titio b. l e NI ". ......... .• I A e01 43 / 1 to oti TWO O'CLOCK. .- , 44t .. .. .................. .............. .. .. !cal 1411041,._ 001 Cotton Market—This Day. ale ") 1.0 0 0 a' 5 ,000 aange. R at h er qu i e t er . P ro b a bl e Or bales. bb "'......,......................................._ 4h br3tlT m ORlat„ . ATCR.--Ola Monday u 4 alq, ,' Which is to consist of 62 games, England ORe ' "ch of , ‘d Qtlktlid gartio, an d the championshipa fmoratxchioact, 8 of the '` 4 ''•h e ' was commenced in one of the room Its4llercillsei Glasgow. The players are James ia l r V t y .n l , li o e : i°ll, •c , .. tlci cite," of Scotland, and Robert 11. mal l era ! ~r,,e(l, 441 use recent gam e in Glasgow, it will be a series 1,11 drawa ,14 114 satisfactory result, as consisting of _ o ,. a tktit: ipte;orti he freshcontest, however, promises . t o o ne b , e fo t r. 14, 1!,e,„ Ilg' character • and, so far as it has g 'to '''' e qual) f ' both layers. On Monday ttlh ata e , _ Y avourable to.p 11171 16")%n. Were Played, two of which were dra;v ia n r , ti t ti h s e tli s v ° Seined by Wyllie ; while on Tuesday ' e o q i te 'vil i'°r of °lle game, the other two played being :Nen . 00. Wednesday three games were drawn.— tit; 111QIII, p b lot11(1 °- th e k -- . A11.1811.-I'4 e have it on the autb . o ; thrDarisll clerk of Alkhara, that during the year ja il s . A l l t s l tt of at ha g not been in that parish, which has a pop u - least 800, a death nor (shame upon the young ~t.-h 4 0 8 )) 1 1L 1 eingle rharriage.—Dover Express. vat441:.;143' ri,-,7°4 Nationale publishes the world's , tt is b ,' "Ga ; and informs its readers that England %l,i'tlkoesirtig other worthies :—" Maurice Lansclolvrw, !ttl,, ° l l the 1 . ) 1 : O f the Iltehequer, president of the. cabinet,rhe tivi-414evrilv,3: eollneil," 6, Sir Taton Syke"—ir Glow,'Ge I )14 1 ' Of ', j: ....-t'4Cl " tho post and composer,. . Ch, 9 Pi a . W© hn-attnette and Jeannot." In addition to those 1 / I t illt i : 4 ) Of - c - ' e t° deplore the death --according to the itklatt' Th 4.11;118t48 Leopold Ileg"—a distin gui i °4 44t ; e t wo last nam es are incomprzably ingeniousi 40 4 . - of Charles Glover and 4ugustus Egg; • t ge to o f 9 O n 1 t `d he o V., °°l 11' „idoe l a id too l itO iji l el it , tO ito T A 0 ' _,ne , )I+' o' 3 Isr idg 1r pe t jo io °e° t t tO CO /1 0 Of til d 414 co s ti B ci Or. rc ,ilP or of a o'. o , e 0 1 0 pfc; w 00 0 t, t it;f, 00 e 0 0 6 ofd° girl tv 0 0 4eo bo a t 0 i Lt,e jk4 yle o ,oo • oe r4 o o , re iv , e f r eecl tio ° 0 0 i d , bOr Fi t re 00 0 'it' O r°oo , X 1 36 ; 4 1 y i , 9 o 56 1 t.• , 0 1 ' 0(1 • ' 1 .,n,• , k i t3 1.° 6 :5 14 v tej ,l e re , 0 0 r e ,jll l° ,oP 1 oo t i ot )0 0001 4 13 le io l j C°Clloceiie tU e Itt • he 0 „. it , ; it ' 0 to SHARE MARKETS,--This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. , Share,' Railways. paid. i Closing Business Share, • ' Price. done. 13.14) Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val all 8 81 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k.lo all 8/ 8 / st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 10) 1201 1214 50 Cork and Bandon all 1 20 Cornwall all 7 71 10 Do A A gets no div all ..._ 10 Do. B till 'IP c•P an ' has all (been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Behest June. all 37 39 25 Dun.,Peri 11,&Ab. June. all 16 17 st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 97 28 st t.ilasg. and S. Western. 1 00 107 109 st , Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 59 4 50 4 50 4 st Ditto A stock st Ditto Eastangaiau sl 100 74 84 st GreatNorthot Scotland 100 st Great Northern lOO 1271 128 4 st Do A stock lOO 1331 1341' 134 4 st Do Bdo st Gt. S. ant W. of Irelane 100 97 98 st Great Western st Do Str Val gna. stock 100 st Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1101 1104 st London and Blackwali 100 72 73 st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 104 105 st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 43 41 40 st Lon. & Nor#ll Western 100 1064 1071 1074 11 7 at Lon. & Swath Western 100 1011 1021 102 st Ilan., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 50i 511 511 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 121 Dog shares.. „. all st Metropolitan all 1031 1046 1034 4 51 Midland i. 4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 100 48 100 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Nert 10 Do Cray Line St North British st Edin., Perth, lz Dundee 100 25 t 6 st Nth. Eastern—Berwiw , 100 1034 1034 1034 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 0 .. st Do Leeds lOO 59 60 st Do York st Do Carlisle. st North London 10 ' Do New ..... 4.15.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. IV. Junction all 11 111 st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stool; 100 43 45 st Do Scot. Mid, stock lOO 98 100 • 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all st Shropshire Union st South Devon lOO 33 34 st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dim 100 98 100 20 6 taines, Wok., and Wok all 91 101 26 Stockton & Darlington all 18 39 25 Do l7 91 104 e 25 Do New, 1866 8 74 8 p st Taff Vale. »..... 100 16.1 105 10 Do B 8 5 54 , 10 Do C 3 21 31 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do - - st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 175 st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 st West Cornwall lOO 22 25 st W. Hartlepool Ilar.&R lOO st West Midland -Oxfordl 100 st Do Newport; 100 -- st Do Hereford] 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. liailwaya_ It inane At St Lawrenct Bom.,Barodact.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . Do. E. 8ut.13.10 and LaliC Iluron Do. PreferGnce Butialo,Brant,/¢Godricli p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187:1 Do. do. June 1, 16: - -1 Cleuttadt S. I.: as tn. (Lii. Cape Town Dock Seri: Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. - a Ext... Do. do. H do. .. Grand trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. ¶d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferrer'...... Do. 3d V, e% stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th l'ref. Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lncliaPenin.g - ua.sp.e Do. New gua. danu r iry, 1862 Gt. South.of In dia (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. ot Canada Share,i Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar.. 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. a Extension De. 4), do ........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. 3lelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Hoeg. Bds. N ew Br unswick & Can dl.l Class A and B. N. Itl.C'daB pc Ist pt bds Soinde Do. Delhi I ci Do. do . Do. l'unjaub .... Do. Do. ........ Do. tndus.St. Flo. Closing Prioe. CO 62 103 105 4 1 P 6 1 1 3 5k 5i 8 9 1(2 104 lot 103 1054 1061 102 104 P 1l 20 21 73 15 58 St 66 68 50 55 60 52 40 EZ 26 28 22 e 4 1(4 106 1 6 I 1' 102 104 9i 10 11 10i6, 93 95 65 87 104 )04 98 100 94 98 57 59 3 5 82 84 103 104 102 104 i 41 3 102 1O 100 102 Business don ~took stock 100 (100 'lOO 2 all 1 100 100_ 8 . 03 k 102 f COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - (..an.Gov. tip.c.J &J 1877-81 ... . . let 101 103 1014 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 103 105 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 103 105 Do. p. C. Jan.&July. 10, 1.0 12 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 90 92 Cape (..Hope, 6p 6,1875 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 109 111 I Do. 189( 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 107 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 8 per cent lOO 104 106 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 1(8 110 N.B.Gov. p.c.da.&J ul) 100 104 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5p 3.,18m IC9 99 1 00 Du. sp. c.,18t1 to 157( 100 994 t 0 ,4 Do. d0.,1888 43; upwds 100 994 1004 99f New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 108 110 IS. Aus G6p.e.1878.&; up lOO 108 110 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. io 6D.a An.&Oot. 100 110 111 1104 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 Id 11f uhflord Amalgamated.. 38 89 Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist. ) 1 575 685 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 66) 634 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. sa. 4d par East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 27 28 East Cara . 3.4.0 7 74 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.; 8.9.0 5 54 54 iGam.&StAubyn(Gwen 58.1 10 12 Great South Tolgus.... 178 4 4 4 1 G. Wheal Vor (lieleton 40 15 17 Grenville 6.16. r 44 41 Herc-d'r-Foot 8.12 17 39 [I ingston Downs 4. 8.0 3 34 Lady Bertha Margaret (Clay Lelant 9 17 19 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim 2.1 14 1 d INew Seton l9l 60 90 -• i North Downs 24 1 4 I t 1 4 basEet(lllo4au 3.1.0 21 3 North Wheal Crotty . Par Consols (St. Blazey, , - Providence(Uny Leint; 10.6.7 44 46 South Caradon(StCleer, 14 430 140 S. Cant Brea (Illogan) — B',.W heal Fran. (Mogan ) 18.1R.9 574 624 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 n 6 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 44 4 1 fin Crort 9 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) l4 11 12 W Cf radon (Liskeard) 5 54 56 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 20 25 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott 3.0.8 14 11 Wheal Mary Ann ;Men.) 8 134 144 Wheal Beton 584 150 160 eal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 244 254 -- Wheal Union 3.17 3 34 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116 Great Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 102 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock Ditto 44 per cent., red., 03 Stockton and Darlington, Class B. 6 per cent., WI FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent, 17 Great Luxembourg, 11l N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 10f San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (ail), 20i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20f FOItEIGN,MINES. Cobre Copper, 33i General, 22 Worthing (limited), Yudananiutana of S. Australia (lim.), JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon ...an and Liverpool (Urn.), 4511 Ditto, new, 30i Anglo Austrian, 61 Bank of ,tago, Um., 21 Bank of New Zealand, 141 15 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim.. 8 1 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11i i Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and cuing. itt 2 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 221 3 English and Swedish, lim., 41. Imperial Bank (lim.), 251 6 5} 6 Imperial Ottoman, i7} London and County, 61 2 London Joint Stock, 37} London and Northern (lim.), 15* MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial Union (Insurance), 15 410 Electric Telegraph, 109: National Discount Company, lim., 11 Ocean Marine (insurance), 19k The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce tor standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London advices from Hamburg, the price of gold is 4231 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.11 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about the same price in London and Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 166 to 166} per cent., and the premium on gold is 511 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. M. MERMET'S NEW OPERA, " Roland and Rou e eveaux," will be produced in a few days at the Grand Opera House in garis, supported by Madame Gueymard, Mdlle. do Faisy, Madame St, Agnet,MM. Gueymard, Bel. Val, Cazallx, 44, ' arot. TDB SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1864. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Sa turday was quiet, nevertheless all good and fine dry samples ruled firm in price. In spring corn a fair business was transacted, and previous quotations were steadily supported. Flour was in moderate request, on former terms. Advices from New York state that a tolerably extensive business had been done in good and fine wheat and flour for shipment to this country, at enhahced currencies. Ship ments of flour continue to be made from France to Great Britain. Up to our market last week the arrivals of Eng lish grain were but moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 33,292 quarters of wheat, 17,457 barley, 11,129 oats, 230 beans, 2,033 peas, 611 tares, 25,604 linseed, 9,264 oilseeds, 1,280 sundry seeds, 2,824 sacks and 29,665 barrels of flour. Fresh up to Mark-lane to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate, and the condition of the pro duce was by no means satisfactory. The trade, which, at the close of last week, showed a tendency to improvements was, owing to the large importations, viz., 33,000 quarters of wheat and over 32,000 sacks and barrels of flour—in a sluggish state. However, at the close of business, a fair clearance had been effected of good and fine dry samples, and prices for such exhibited less depression than on Mon day last. Compared with this day fortnight, the quotations realised showed a reduction of is per quarter. The supply of most descriptions of foreign wheat on the stands was moderately large. The amount of business transacted was very moderate, and where sales were pressed rather less money was accepted. Floating cargoes of wheat were in slow request, at late rates. Spring corn afloat was, however, tolerably firm. With barley, the market was moderately supplied. Malt ing qualities, in fine condition, sold steadily at full prices. Secondary descriptions were in slow request, at late rates. For grinding and distilling parcels the demand ruled inac tive, on former terms. A moderate business was transacted in malt, at previous currencies. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. All good and fine descriptions of corn wore in fair average request, at full prices ; otherwise, the trade was dull, on former terms. Beans changed hands to a moderate extent, at the late rates. The show of samples was of fair extent. The value of peas was steadily supported, and the trade was tolerably firm. Although the import of barrel flour last week was large, very little was offered at market to-day, and prices may be considered the same as on Monday last. In other descrip• tions of flour a fair business was transacted at late rates. CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr —s to —s Ditto, old 3Bs 40s Ditto, white, 1863 428 48s Ditto, old 37s 46s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3BB 40s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 268 28s Malting 2Bs 39s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s .... Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os e6s Chevalier 66s as Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s Cork, white 175 248 Scotch, Feeding 2os 23s Beans—Tick 3os 32s Pigeons, Peas—Grey .. 32s 34s Mani e White Boilers 358 37s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2BB 30s Stockton and Norfolk.. American, per barrel l9s 25s sale, at very full prices. Other descriptionsof hone-grown produce are, however, in slow request, netsrtleless, pre vious quotations are well supported. Colonial wol is held at fully late rates. The import, last week, artouncd to 102 bales from Fort Natal-751 Cape-945 Al;oa 3ay-865 Port Philip-440 Sydney—and 1,282 balls fom Port Philip. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of year the supply of 'foreign stock on sale in to-day's market was rather extensive, whilst its general quality was good. There was more firmness in the demand, and prices were well supported. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, was seasonably good, and nearly all breeds came to hand in prime condition. Although the beef trade was by no means active, sales pro gressed steadily, at prices fully equal to Monday last. The general top figure for Scots and crosses was se, but a few very superior animals produced 5s 2d per 81bs. Prior to the close of business a fair clearance was effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received about 2,000 Scots, crosses, &c.; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds ; from Scotland, 360 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland 130 oxen and heifers. Notwithstanding that tha show of sheep was limited, the mutton trade exhibited no signs of improvement. Prices, however, were well supported. Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s per 81bs, and the quality of the stock was prime. There were about 500 shorn sheep in the pens, and which sold at is per 81bs less money than those in the wool. The few lambs on offer changed hands slowly, at from Os to 7s per Sibs. Calves, the supply of which was only moderate. were dull, at previous rates. The inquiry for pigs ruled steady, on former terms. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-•wool d 0.5 2 6 8 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Prue. S' thdown d 0.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, c . 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 8 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 6 5 0 Small porkers , 4 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 690 Sheep Calves Pigs. 330 l The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 1,722 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 2,696—in 1862, 797—in 1861, 598 —in 1860, 2,421—in 1859, 1,873—in 1858, 650 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LA.SI WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. From Rotterdam .... Harlingen .... 351 .. Hamburg Amsterdam.... Medemblik Bremen .. Vigo.. 136 .. Nieu Diep • . Antwerp .. 16 .. Ostend . ..... 76 .. Calais so Dordt Schevening 396 .. - .. 7 • • - • • '""". - .. - .. 62 .. - 315 .. - .. 307 .. 50 - • • - • • 6 • • ---- "-. • • ...". • • - • • '-' Total .... 679 .. 711 .. 382 .. 50 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863. 661 1,664 .. .. 381 .. 18F2. 247 .. 386 .. .. 161 .. 1861 309 .. 218 .. .. 21 .. 1860 1859 3BO .. 1,379 .. 123 .. 5 1858 234 .. 257 .. .. 159 .. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 26, 1853, and this day, Monday, Jan. 25, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Jan. 26, Jan. 25, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 6 3 6to 3 10 Second quality do 3 8 4 0 4 0 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410 410 b 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .. 4 '2 410 4 6 5 0 Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 6 5 2 5 8 Prime Southdown do. .. 5 8 510 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves .. 4 0 4 6 4 0 4 6 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 3lO 330 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan 27, 1862.—Beasts, 3,280 — sheep, 16,190—calves, 66—pigs, 410. Jan. 28, 1861.—Beasts, 3,2 so—sheep, 13,200—calves, 75—pigs, 380. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are but moderately supplied with town and country-killed meat. The trade, generally speaking, rules inactive, at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. stied Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 6 niddling do. .. 3 8 3 10 Frime large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 6 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 8 3 10 a dsd Middlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Vaal Small pork ~ ~ 4 4 4 8 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The supply of home-grown hops on sale continues very moderate, but the receipts from ports have increased, the imports, last week, having amounted to 454 bales from Ostend-380 Antwerp-153 Gluckstadt-116 Boulogne -180 Bremen—l4B Dunkeld—and 575 bales from New York. For all qualities—both English and foreign—there is a steady demand, at the annexed currency c Mid and East Kents £5 lOs to £9 lOs per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 158 to 758 „ Sussex Bavarian Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of home-grown potatoes by land and water carriage, are moderately extensive. The trade rules firm and fine sampl es comman d rat h er no foreign p ro d uce on o ff er. for m.yoo rrnekesahr money. i lryeaßegentsTherequalities, i 8 85s to 95s per tou. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 60s to 80s „ Rocks Kent and Ess.x. Regents WOOL. Lincoln, an d most other long Wool s command a aletOY SEEDS. Linseed and rapeseed are dull, at barely la:e raes. For cloverseed, there is a fair demand, at fu'l pices ; but canary is a slow sale. Other seeds rule steady inprice. In cakes a limited business is do Turnip,White,p.bus.ns to 14s ing on former terms. Swede - —s —s Mustard, Brown los 13s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Old per quarter - -s —s Canary, per quarter 52s 6 !s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —s White —s —s Foreign Red 33s 463 White sos 64s Trefoil, new. 223 25s Carraway ..........22s 213 s Coriander ~...12s 16s liempseed, per qr.. ,409 42s Linseed,Eng.sowinq2s 71s Crushing 7,s Baltic --s -s Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton—s —s English Is.£lo 5s Foreign ls £lO 15s Rape Cakes,p ton..£s)s £0 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qi62s 63s TALLOW. The tallow trade is dull to-day, on rather easir terms. P.Y.C. is quoted at 41s 9d per cwt. on the spo. Town tallow, 41s 3d net cash. Rough fat, 2s lid per 81i. Particulars. 1863.1 35,519 62.957 49,572 52.21 E 59sOa 60s01 to 47531 to '44s 91 v —s Od —s Od —s Oct —s d 1,831 1,393 1,735 2,407 55,089 e(, , 34 89,897 56,332 84 4,4 , 0 247 805 85,527 105,877 82,708 70,291 61s Od 618 9d 48s 6d , 46s Gd 1850. 1862. Stock this clay.... Price of Y.C. .. 1 Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 66.221 '4 s 9d to 00s Od 2,368 49,42 t 990 77,895 43s 91 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This pay. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A LADY AT THE PRINCESS'S TIIIATRE.- Alfred Hill, a young man, was charged befere Ar. Tyr whitt with robbing a lady at the Princess's Thattre of a purse containing half a sovereign and some silver. Edwin Coathugoe, of the Detective DepartmEnt, Scot land-yard, said that on Saturday afternoon about four o'clock, while standing at the foot of the stairs leading to the dress circle of the Princess's Theatre, the audience at that time leaving after the day performance of the panto mime, he observed the prisoner busily engaged in attempt ing to pick ladies' pockets by walking on the right-hand side of them, and fumbling the folds of their dresses. On watching more closely he afterwards saw the prisoner with draw his hand from a lady's pocket, and put something into his own pocket, and then leave the theatre. On following the prisoner into Oxford-street, and asking him what he had in his pockets, he replied, " Nothing ;" but on taking him into custody, and while taking him back to the theatre, he threw away the purse produced, containing half a sove reign and some silver. He afterwards said the purse and contents were his own. A gentleman from the Princess's Theatre said that on Saturday afternoon a lady complained of losing her purse and contents, and as the amount of money nearly tallied, he thought if a remand were granted the lady perhaps would come forward. The prisoner was remanded for a week. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. — Thomas Amos, of 9 Hampshire Hog-yard, St. Giles, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing with violence from the person of Mr. W. Foster, watchmaker, 3 Little Chesterfield-street, Mayfair, a watch of the value of £7, and £2 10s. in gold. Prosecutor said that on Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, while walking along Upper Rathbone-place lin re ceived a violent blow from behind, which knocked him down, and while on the ground the prisoner took from his pocket £2 10s. in gold, and his watch of the value of £7 On getting up he pursued the prisoner, at the same time cried " Stop thief," and at last in Percy-street, Tottenham • court-road, prisoner was stopped. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutor said he was positive the prisoner was the man who robbed him. The watch produced was his property. Joseph Wells, of 30, Gresse-street, Rathbone-place, said that having joined in the pursuit of the prisoner on hearing the cry of "Stop thief," he saw the prisoner while running fast throw the watch down the area of a house in Percy street with a terrible smash. Robert Keys, 44 E, proved stopping the prisoner and taking him into custody. The prosecutor was the worse for drink, and the prisoner was quite ewer. A person stepped forward and said he occasionally employed the prisoner, and he was surprised at the charge when he heard it, never having heard anything against the prisoner before. The prisoner was at h. s house up till half past six on Saturday evening. The prisoner asked that the money foand upon him might be ordered to be given up to him. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should certainly make no such order, the prosecutor having been robbed of some mono} . Sergeant Head, 2 E, said the watch was brought to the station by the gentleman residing at :9, Percy-street, in whose area it was picked up. The prisoner was remanded. NEWS OF THE COMING ACADEMY EXHIBITION. —Mr. Leighton will, probably, send not less than' four works; Mr. Stanfield thesame number, if 2ot a greater one; Mr. Marks has two, and Mr. Calderon three pictures. Mr. E. M. Ward has been engaged for a considerable part of the past summer and autumn on his waterglass picture for the Houses of Parliament, but he will,doubtless, not be absent from the annual gathering. CAMBERWELL-HOUSE LUNATIC ASYLUM.—The first of a series of annual entertainments to theinmates of this asylum, where more than 300 patients arekept under the care of Dr. Paul, was given on a recent evening. It was denominated " The Patients' Ball." A large number of ladies and gentlemen were invited to be present on the occasion ; and it was most gratifying ,to see how heartily many of the patients joined in the dance, and listened with wrapt attention to the strains of vocal and in3trumental music with which the proceedings were enlivenel. FIRE LAST NIGHT—TWO CHILDREN ',TIENT TO DEATH.—Last night shortly after 8 o'cl)ck, Con ductor Stephen Tapsell, of the London Fire Brigrde, who is stationed at the churchyard of St. Clement Dane', received information that a fire had broken out at No. 17,11emlock court, near Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. lle imme diately proceeded to the spot with the fire-escape, and was met by Stockman, a fireman, in charge of the parish engine, when it was found that a fire was raging in a third. floor front room, which was occupied by a widow named Coch rane and her two children. A supply of water having been obtained, the room was entered by Tapsell and Stockman, who, by means of buckets, drenched the bed and )edstead, which were smouldering, and ultimately succeeded in ex tinguishing the fire, which had communicated wits various articles of furniture, and partially burnt the wainseoat and ceiling. On the room being cleared of the dense smoke which prevailed, the firemen for the first time becalm aware that two children were in the tenement, the dead lodies of both being found in the bed, locked in each other's arms. The names of the deceased are Richard Cochrane, aged six, and Mary Cochrane, aged four. It appears that the mother of the children was in the house when the occident occurred, but on the room being entered a good ire was found to be burning in the grate. it is somewhat singular a fire at a ho use in Hemlock-court, two do ors re moved a v t ed w fr e o ek m s t i h n e ce se C e o n n e d o u f c t t h o r 'Tapsell was called upoa to ex tinguishe present accident, and on t hat occasion a widow wh o occu pied the room where the fire broke out was consumed almost to a cinder. THE LUDGATE-HILL VIADUCT.—After all the opposition that has been shown to the Ludgate-hill v i a d uc t—the petition, got up in three days withott paid canvassers, signed by 1,600 of the leading merchants and bankers of the City, and all the London clergy, with their bishop at their head— after th e London press, witho ut a s ingle exception, has spoken strongly against the project — a project that is now co ndemne d by the Corpora tion, the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the majority of the mem bers of the Houses of Parliament, the London and Chatham managers have the temerity to ask for the renewal of thebill of ISO, which has caused all the mischief. That bill Teas granted when Parliament had no 'peens of judging how far the metropolis would be disfigured by viaducts and cuttings, but it will hardly be renewed in the face of the fullest and most painful information upon this point, The activity shown in destroying the houses on Ludgate-hill, though intended by the company and its supporters to force Parliament into granting these new money powers, will probably have the contrary effect. The disfigurement of Ludgate-hill—the chief thoroughfare of the City—could only be realised last year by the aid of models and pictures ; this year it can be seen in part of its solid reality. The old powers of the com pany, in the present temp er of the House of Lords, and in face of a firm and timely o pp osition, will sur e l y not be ex • tended or renewed, in spite of the threat implied ia respect of a de feat becomes more app arent that it is at p resent, y stores of bricks and h m as o ti r l t y ar. pul p lin er g hap d s ow w n h a en few the Cit p they will reconsider a scheme which, we believe, originated in their own board-room. They may build on the site of the Fleet Prison their proposed gigantic hotel, and turn the gap on the other side of Ludgate-hill into a grand entrance to a Bridge-street terminus. This is perhaps the most sen sible way of utilising the Ludgate-hill wreck, and the whole railway interest would be benefited by such a plan. While the threat of this universally condemned Ludgate-hill Via duct hangs over London, no railway proposition, however good, can be calmly con•idered, and the London and Chat ham Company is certainly not in that strong financial posi tion that it can afford to fly in the face of its fellows and the public,—. Cray press. SICILY.—It appears that travelling in Sicily at present is not uneattended:with danger from brigands. A letter received recently in Malta mentions that an English gentleman, travelling in the mail coach, and with an escort, was fired on by brigands, on the road between Catania and Caltanisetta. One of the armed escort was severely wounded. The same gentleman was attacked, in October last, near Licata, robbed of everything he had about him, and much DI iltreated, The heavy rains have done much damage to the roads, and destroyed many bridges, rendering commu nication between the different towns and villages very diffi cult. Prom this cause no sulphur has arrived at Licata from the interior, for nearly two months. LITERATURE. A Terrible Woman; or, Strong and 7rue. By Austyn Graham, author of " The Parson and the Poor." Two vols. John Maxwell and Com- pany, Fleet-street. This is a very peculiar sort of story, which may at least lay claim to some sort of originality, since its heroine can rarely find a counterpart among the many fictitious characters that figure in the pages of romance. Eardley Smith is a remarkable woman, and one that possesses too many good qualities and kind feelings not to make us regret her errors. The lamentable course which Eardley adopted was the more to be deprecated, since she could have assisted her lost friend and soothed her dying moments without in any way compromising her own honour, or sacrificing her prospects in life. A more false position than that in which she placed herself, her friends, and the unfortunate child of Mildred cannot well be imagined. There is some thing painful in this passage of the story,eomething which shocks the feelings and jars on the taste of the reader. The idea of Eardley trying to shield her friend's honour at the expense of her own is quite preposterous, and nothing could excuse the attempt. In the first place, it was practising a gross deceit on society, and it was also violating the strict injunction to avoid even the appearance of evil, which more or less should be that shegives way to such mistaken notions, and marks out herself such a strange mode of procedure. It occurs to the mind on perusing the details of Eard ley's extraordinary arrangements after her dis covery of Mildred, that she made a great mis take in arrozating,to herself the task of settling the right and wrong in social questions,instead of calmly following the acknowledged and recognised rules the guiding p►inciple of all virtuous lives, and actuate the undertakings of the conscien tious and well-meaning. Taere is a false morality in all this which cannot be approved of, and which cannot be approved of, and which, indeeed, may be productive of the worst results to those who are influenced by its precepts. We must not do evil that good may come of it, and Eardley did not do her part to adjust the difficulties of the case by running into such a false position. Mildred was weak in the extreme, but she was more sinned against than sinning; however, Eardley's strength seemed nearly as fatal to her progress in life as her protegee's weakness. If both the one and the other had put their strength in a higher help than man can afford, and followed the precepts of that religion which makes the weak strong, and forbids the lofty to rely on themselves, how different would their fate have been ; as it was one wealthy succumbed to ruin, the other dared the world to do its worst, and seemed more inclined to do wrong to show her 1 indifference to opinion, than to do right, and appear to yield to other's views or conform to their notions. So far as this moral is deduced from the fitful pages before us a useful lesson may be learned, but if the author's intention is to vindicate the line of conduct pursued by Eardley, he cannot expect the sympathy of his readers or fulfil the object of his exertions. Apart from this, the chief subject of discussion, there are some noticeable incidents introduced, and some well-drawn, characters sketched, that impart a vivacity to the work, and increase the interest. The Musical Monthly. No. 1. Office, 40, Great Marlborough-street. The musical public has - long been in want of a serial to represent their tastes and interests, and they have at last offered for their acceptnnce a magazine of very great and varied attractions. It has many of the usual characteristics of its monthly contemporaries—tales, sketches, poems, criticisms, &c. It has, besides, literary, artistic, and musical notes and notices, and a summary of the events of the month, - and articles on the drama. A corner is set, aside, too, for original songs for music, a fact which we hope may tend to raise in some degree the poetical merits of our popular ballads. The most distinctive and fascinating feature of the " Musical Monthly," however, is the publication of an original musical composition with each number —not a thin sheet or insignificant page, but a piece of music got up in the style of the best musicsellers. The contribution in the number before us is styled " The Happy Christmas Quadrille," and is arranged from the popular muse of olden time. It consists of eight full-sized pages in a psettily illustrated wrapper, and when taken out of the magazine forms a graceful addition to the music stand. For the February part we are promised " The Frost Fairy Galop," and though we may hope that the title will no longer be appropriate, we have no doubt its at tractions, external and internal, will rival those of the " Christmas Quadrille," and like it, enliven many festive gatherings. BOOKS RECEIVED. Ella Norman. By Elizabeth A. Murray. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. - Anne Cave. By Kenner Deane. 3 vols. T. C. Newby. Sir "Timothy Careless. Edited by Omega. 2 vols. T. C. Newby. - The Smuggler Chief. By Gustave Mmard. 2 vols. Maxwell and Co. English Writers : The Writers before Chaucer. By Henry Morley. Chapman and Hall. Studies from the Antique, and Sketches from Nature : with Other Poems. By Charles Mackay, LL.D. Virtue Brothers. On Preparing and Mounting Microscopic Objects. By Thomas Davies. Robert Harkwicke. Oid Saws Newly Set : Fables in Verse. By Geo. Linley, the younger. T. C. Newby. NOVEL SCIENTIFIC VOYAGE. A letter from Toulon gives some curious details relative to a scientific voyage about to be undertaken by the Duke de Luynes. Lieutenant Vignes, of the Imperial navy, has been appointed to the command of a steam gunboat belonging to the duke, which is to sail towards the end of the month on this voyage of discovery. After having visited the most inte resting places in the Mediterranean, and particularly the coast of Syria, the boat is to be carried on the backs of mules across the mountains of Judea to be launched on the Dead Sea, of which the waters are to be analysed, as chymists are not agreed as to their quality. The gunboat is to be again carried to the Mediterranean, whence it will proceed to the Black Sea, ascend the Don, cross the Steppes of Dolgo in a waggon to reach the Wolga, which it will descend to the Caspian Sea, that immense conglomeration of water and of oil of petroleum, continually agitated with storms. After having carefully studied these phenomena, as well as the various inhabitants of that little-known region, the travellers will cross on camels the deserts of Asia Minor to the town of Mosso . ul, where they will explore the course of the Tiger and the Eu phrates, and examine the ruins of the great cities which flourished on their banks. After . having accomplished that prodigious journey across seas, rivers, mountains, and deserts, the gunboat will return to France by the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. All the difficulties attending such a dangerous journey have been well considered and carefully anticipated. Even the construction of the boat is a chef d wuvre of naval architecture and of comfort. All the pieces into which the boat is divided when taken asunder are accurately numbered so that it may easily be put together in 24 hours. It will be for the first time that a steamboat shall have been carried across the precipices, of Daghestan and the scorching sands of Mesopotamia. A picked crew have been placed under the command of Lieutenant Vignes by the French Government for the naviga tion and transport of L the gunboat. The Duke de Luynes is to be accompanied by Several friends, as well as by savans and artists of the greatest merit, who have solicited the honour to share with him ,he dangers of this hazardous enterprise. --- MADELINE SMITH IN QUEENSLAND .—A Queens land journal states that the notorious Madeline Smith, tried at Edinburgh sonic years sineo for poisoning her lover, was a passenger by the F hip Sundtt, which lately arrived al Brisbane. SHIELDS, Saturday Night.—Another large fleet of laden collier vessels left the Tyne yesterday after noon, more have sailed to-day, and the port is now clear of laden shipping. The wind has been shifting about since Thursday, and last night it blew strong again; but, upon the whole, vessels at sea yesterday had the windth Roads a little m ore favourable for making a p assa g e to Youfou than was thought here. The wind has beef). from the W.N.W. to - day, and fres h, so that it is thoughV the largo 1 fleet of laden vessels will have had a good run, 1021 :1031 3 i 1864, THE CAPE MAIL. CONDEMNATION OF BISHOP COLENSO. RUMOURED MURDER OF DR. LIVINGSTONE. The mail steamship Cambrian arrived at Ply mouth yesterday with the above mails and 28 pas sengers. She left the Cape on the 21st ult. ; St. Helena on the 29th; and Ascension on the 2d inst. The waather continued fine at the Cape, and har vest prospects were good. Provisions were abundant and cheap, and money plentiful. The vineyards promised well, and the orchards were loaded with fruit. The supply of wool was considerably greater than in former years, in both the western and eastern districts. Freights were rising. _ _ Bishop Colenso's trial was concluded on the 16th December. The presenting clergy accused Bishop Colenso of heresy on nine counts. The suffragan bishops found him guilty on all the nine. The Metropolitan agreed in that opinion, and sentenced Bishop Colenso to be deprived of his see and all his rights of office therein. The defendant not being present to hear the judgment pronounced against him, the Metropolitan gave him antil the 4th of March next to file in London a full, unconditional, and absolute retractation in writing of all the here tical extracts referred to in the counts or otherwise ; to the 16th April next, to file a like retractation in Cape Town. On Bishop Colenso so complying the sentence becomes null and void. Dr. Black pro tested against the proceedings, the validity of the judgment, and gave notice of appeal. The inquiry into the death, at Angra Pequina, of James Gray, mate of the barque Saxon, took place at Cape Town on Dec. 2. Messrs. Rowley and Miller had returned from the Zambesi. Dr. Livingstone had received the news of his recall, and had admitted his expedition to be a failure. A rumour had reached the colony of his having been murdered near Lake Nyassa. The new lieutenant-governor, Sir Percy Douglas, arrived out in the Golden Fleece on the 2d Dec. The electric telegraph was in operation to Moseel Bay. Disturbances still existed in the Transvaal. Mr. Brand had been elected president of the Free State. The schooner Eveline had been wrecked on Danger Point. Four lives were lost. Coburg-Gotha and the Sleswig-Holstein Question. In consequence of the motion brought forward by Austria and Prussia in the Federal Diet, the Government of Coburg Gotha addressed the follow ing note on the 4th inst. to the Austrian and Prus sian Ministers at Dresden : The undersigned, sincerely thanking his Excellency for his communication of the Ist inst., relative to the joint mo tion of the Sleswig affair brought forward by Austria and Prussia in the Federal Diet on the 28th ult., has the honour to make following reply : When this Government was called upon by Denmark in 1852 to give its adhesion to the London protocol, it con sidered it to be its duty to have a thorough understanding on the legality of the question. After careful investigation and consideration the understanding arrived at was that, after the extinction of the male branch of the elder Royal Danish line, the hereditary right of the Augustenburg House to the Duchies of Sleswig and Holstein could not, according to the right of the first born, admit of any well founded doubt. There being no mention in Denmark's request for adhe sion to the London protocol that the " arrangements" made therein would have to be completed by obtaining the renunciation of the hereditary agnates, as well as the consent of the Sleswig and Holstein representative bodies, the Grand Ducal Government could only see in the execu tion of the resolution contained therein a violation of the well-founded hereditary rights of a German princely house, and of the equally well-founded constitutional rights of a German country, and it therefore refused its adhesion. Under these circumstances, and considering the constitu tional indivisibility of the two duchies, this Government, after the death of his Majesty the King of Denmark, could so much the less hesitate to express its just conviction re specting the succession question, as in every other case of succession in a German Federal country, by the immediate recognition of the legitimate successor, the hereditary Prince of Augustenburg as Duke of Sleswig and Holstein, as the London protocol had never officially been communi cated to the Federal Diet, and therefore, as far as the latter is concerned, has legall} no existence, as, moreover, it had been acknowledged by Denmark that the consent, both of the nearer hereditary claimants, as well as of the Reichsrath, to the new order of succession was a necessary condition in order to render it valid. Neverthless, this not having been obtained, the falfilment of the condition of the treaty in reference to Sleswig Hol stein must be regarded to those duchies with respect espe cially and generally an event to come. This would in fact have been the case with Denmark, had not the Danish Government been successful in at last obtaining the con sent of the Danish Reichsrath, which had at first been refused. If this Government has so swerved from this, its proper conviction, as to vote at the sitting of the Federal Diet on the 7th ult., in conformance with the wishes of the opposing Governments, it considered itself justified in so doing, because a portion of the decision relative to the suc cession has lieen expressly withheld ; on the other hand, however, this Government considered itself in duty bound not to oppose the freeing of Holstein from foreign troops, under whatever title this might be effected. But if now, in pursuance of the proposition from the other side, the royfd Danish Government shall be requested not to carry out the constitution of the 18th November, so far as regards Sleswig, but definitively to withdraw the same, the consent to this proposition would be still more directly opposed to the above. mentioned views maintained on this side ; since a revocation of the said constitution is not to be thought of, its validity at that time being ac knowledged. The constitution, however, was only issued by the present King of Denmark, c msequently, according to our conviction with regard to Sleswig, by a government not entitled to do so. According to the views of the ducal Government in respect to the question of right, this funda mental law is consequentiy deprived of every legal basis, and it cannot therefore in any way consider it as being legally in existence. Under these circumstances, this Government is unable to bring the opinions of the opposite Governments in harmony with its own conviction, and will therefore, to its regret, not be in a position to participate in the motion brought before the diet by the two governments, unless the report to ba submitted by the committee should unexpectedly contain points which would justify a modification of our views. In conclusion, the undersigned avails himself of this op. portunity to renew the expression, &c., (Signed) VON SEEBA.CH. Gotha, Jan. 4, 1864. COOKE AND JOHN KEMBLE--CONTRASTED BY WASHINGTON IRVING.—The finest group I ever saw was at Covent Garden, when Cooke, after long dis grace for his intemperance, reappeared on the boards to play lago to John Kemble's Othello. Mrs. Siddons played Des demons, and Charles Kemble Cassio, beautifully. Kemblo [John] had sent for Cooke to rehearse with him at his room, but Cooke would not go. " Let Black Jack"—so he called Kemble—" coma to me." So they went on the boards without previous rehearsal. In the scene in which lago instils his suspicion, Cooke grasped Kemble's left hand with his own, and then fixed his right, like a claw on his shoul der. In this position, drawing himself up to him with his short arm, he breathed his poisonous whispers. Kemble coiled and twisted his hand, writhing to get away—his right hand clasping his brow, and darting his eye back on lago. It was wonderful. Speaking to Cooke of the effect on me of this scene, after his arrival in New York [in 1810], "Didn't I play up to Black Jack ?" he exclaimed. " I saw his dark eye sweeping back upon me." I was at John Howard Payne's, near Corlier's Hook, the night of Cooke's arri o va l in New York. I was the ro b y invitation, t meet him. Cooke came in, a little flustered with drink. Was very much exasperated at the detention at the e he C us tom House of some silver cup s, possibly presents, had brought with him ; and w ould break forth, every now a nd then, with, "Why did t he y keep my cups ? They knew they would melt !" with significant emphasis. H e was harsh and abusive when drunk, but full of courtesy when sober. Mr. Irving dwelt upon `the easy jollity' with which he played Falstaff.....l asked which he pre ferred—John Kemble or Cooke ? 'Kemble had, perhaps, m ore the sympathy of his audienr, because he played nobler characters—Cooke the villains ; but, in his range, which was limited, he was the greatest actor."'— Life by his .Nephew. A PORTION OF THE SITE of the International Ex hibition, it is now decided, will be converted into a museum. There are many of the finest specimens of stuffed animals at the British Museum which, for want of space, have been put away, and these will be removed to South Kensington. As the spot selected is close to the Horticul turtd Gardens, it will make a most valuable addition to the attraction of those grounds. A CANDLE DANCE BY FORTY REGULAR STICKS. —A really "brilliant effect" is produced by the new can delabra-dance in the ballet " Morgano," performed at the Berlin Opera. About 40 " gentlemen of the ballet" appear in fancy costumes, each wearing a golden candlestick with five flames on his head. The strikingly magnificent im• pression the various groupings of the 200 splendid ligh ts produce is sit to be beyond description. RESIGNATION OF SIR J. B. EAST, M.P.—This hon. gentleman has, wo learn, just resigned his seat for Winchester. Sir James East is a conservative, and has re presented Winchester for nearly thirty years. MURDER OF DR. lIVINGSTONE, (From the South _African Mail.) From the Interior of Aft ica we have startling news, the most important it em of which, however, we trast, is untrue. H.M. F. ;t. Ariel, which arrived this week from the Mozambique Coast, announces a letter from the Governor of .Senna to the Governor of Quillimane, stating that D)7.Livingstone had been murdered by the natives on Lake Nyassa. A sub sequent report prevailed, however, to the effect that he had not been killed, but badly wounded. It is certain that, accompanied with only five Mako. 1010, he had gone up from the Murchison Falls to Lake Nyassa ; but, judging from previous misstatements from the same quarter, we are are not disposed to give any credit to the tragic news now communicated. By the same vessel, an interesting letter has been received by Sir Thomas Maclear from the Doctor, written in July last, im mediately after receiving tidings of the recall of his expedition. He wrote then, though somewhat disappointed, in his usual hopeful and courageous tone. " Our recal," he says, " did not take me any way by surprise, for the Portuguese slave hunters of Tette and Quillimane had so completely aided a drought of one season that the population of this Shire Valley, among whom we had good pro spects of success, is almost entirely destroyed. They finished the people and our work together ; and had I believed that the scourge had been half as sweeping as I now find it to be, I should not have come up. I am, of course, sorry to see the failure of my hopes, though through no fault of my own, and I deeply regret ever giving the slightest credence to the protestations of desire on the part of Portuguese statesmen for the civilisation of Africa. . . The most bitter point of ali is to see this line of coast from Cape Delgado to Delagoa Bay left to those who were the first to begin the slave trade, and are determined to be the last to abandon it. . . . It is, however, very pleasant to see a new Bishop and his band of labourers coming in as we retire." The prospects of the mission, we are happy to say, seem more favourable than they had been for some months before. The Bishop was about to organise it in Morumbula, an elevated and healthy site at the confluence of the Shire ; and though two of the old lands, Mr. Procter and Mr. Rowley, have been com pelled from ill health to retire, the newly arrived missionaries are as energetic and confident of suc cess as ever. Mr. Procter is to enter upon mission work at Natal in Panda's country, and Mr. Rowley returns to Eugland. By this vessel we are also glad to welcome. back at the Cape Dr. Me!ler, of her Majesty's steamer Pioneer, who was reported from the Mozambique to have been dead nearly a year ago. Curious Trial for Murder at the Warwicl . Assizes nearly Forty Years ago. (From the Atlas of April 8, 1827.) John Birch was charged with having, on the 28th of March, at Birmingham, murdered Mary Hinton his house • keeper. The prisoner is a man of respectable appearance. very infirm, and upwards of 75 years of age. When called upon to plead, he said, "I am willing to suffer for it." The prisoner here wept aloud. The Judge—Let me advise you to plead Not Guilty. Cir, cumstances may come out on your trial that may be favour, able to you. Prisoner—l am guilty--I am guilty. I will not tell a falsehood about it. I used her very ill. She was the best woman in the world. _ _ _ The Judge—You will not be guilty of any sin by plead.. ing not guilty. Prisoner—Not guilty I Why, lam guilty. I have done it, and I wish to suffer for it. lam guilty, and the more is my misfortune. ( Bursting into tears.) The prisoner's counsel implored him to plead not guilty. Prisoner—l say lam guilty. I have used God Almighty very ill, and I want him to forgive me for it. (Bursting into tears, and raising his hand in a supplicating manner.) A jury was about to be empannelled to try whether the prisoner pleaded guilty from insanity—when he exclaimed— " If it makes any odds to the Court, it makes no odds to me ; I'll say I am not guilty; bat I am, you see; but it makes no odds to me." The trial then proceeded. It appeared from the evidence of his son-in-law, that the old man called on him on the morning of the warder, and showed him the body of his housekeeper, who was dread fully cut with an axe, and she died in a short time. Whilst she was sitting in her chair, the prisoner, according to his own statement, "thought it was a good opportunity to kill her," and he fetched the weapon and murdered her. The witnesses all deposed to the prisoner's mind having been un settled for some time past; but they were every minute in terrupted by the prisoner, who appeared highly incensed at this part of their testimony, and declared that he was never out of his mind, end that he was in bis senses at the time of the murder. The jury found that the prisoner was insane at the time of his trial, and insane at the time he committed the murder. Prisoner—Oh dear, oh dear I Oh my Lord I Do my Lord let me be hanged. How am Ito live in this world ? I must do some more mischief to get hanged. Judge—Yon will be taken care of. You must be kept in, confinement to prevent yen doing any further mischief. Prisoner—l hope you won't keep me here. Let me bq hanged, my lord—l can't live. SHIPPING —This Day. LONDON, Jan. 2.s.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; mcderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. COWES, Jan. 24.—Sailed—Cid, screw steamer, for Bilboa. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Klaspnez, screw steamer, from London, and left for San tander. FALMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived—Kathleen, from Havannah, with loss of jibboom, having expe rienced a heavy gale. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVEsEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 24—Rover, Emma Eden, Rachael , Ju l i a, and Jersey—all from Guernsey ; Allegro, from Onegla ; Billow and Blue Jacket, from Caen; Josephi, from Odestta. DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored—Cornelia, from London, for Santander ; Tosiacks, from London, for Alexandria; Francis Drake, from London, for Bermuda; Cromwell, from London, for Ascension; Rose Garden, from London. for Nassau; Re triever, from London, for Bideford ; Kate Holmes, and Perilous, from Sunderland, for Cadiz ; Lady Monk, from Sunderland, for Mauritius ; Retriever, from Shields, for Carthagena. LATEST THEATRICAL NEWS.—At the Olympic a new work of Mr. Torn Taylor is announced for im mediate production, under the title of " Sense and Sensa tion," and is to be called " A Morality," viees and virtues being personified in the dramatis personas, the argument bearing upon the manners of the time. This piece, which has been most elaborately prepared, will be preceded by a new gerio-comic drama e ntitled "Doubts and Fears.'' At the Strand, notwithstanding the great success of Mr. IL J. Byron's extravaganza of 6, Orpheus and Eurydice," a new comedietta by Mr. A. C. Traughton, entitled " Unlimited Confidence," was announced to be brought out on Thursday evening, but has been deferrea: for a week or two. A new comedy by Mr. Leicester Buckingham is to be immediately produced at the St. James's, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews in the principal parts. Mr. E. T. Smith, who never allows the grass to grow under his feet, is preparing, on a characteristically extensive scale, an original romantic drama in three acts, by Mr. John Brougham, rho very suc cessful adapter of the "Duke's Motto." The scene of this work, we hear, is laid in the time of James the Second, and the action is full of stirring and picturesque incident. As we intimated last week, Mr. Fechter is preparing a revival of " Hamlet," which, in originality of design and perfection of detail, is to surpass incomparably the famous Princess's revival. We hear also of another elaborate attempt in progress at Sadler's Wells to produce this play in a striking manner, and we have no doubt that a considerable amount of interest will attach to the perso nation of the melancholy prince when the actor's name is made public. In the meantime, Webster's terrible "Duchess of Mall" is to be produced, Miss Marriott sus taining the character of the ill-starred Duchess.—The Reader. THE NEW NAVAL UNlFoßmsare deposited at the Admiralty, Whitehall, for the inspection of those persons interested, and consequently during the week the. waiting-rooms have been unusually crawded. It has been. currently reported that an illustrious personage has ex pressed a hope, in which we cordially join, that the uniform of naval officers will be permitted to remain fur a long time undisturbed. The lovers of gold lace have ample reason to be satisfied with the gorgeous show now displayed to their gaze.—Army and .zcavy Gazette. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 22.—The official journals publish a ukase relative to the representation of the various provinces and d istricts in Russia, with the exception of those of the west end of the Baltieci and the Governments of Arc han g el, Astracan, nn Bessarabia. 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